AccuWeather Daily

Extreme meteorologist Dr. Reed Timmer intercepted a tornado on Monday as a stormy week of severe weather got underway in the central United States.

Also, a major crash blocked lanes and forced closures in both directions near mile marker 216, a heavily traveled corridor through the Rockies.
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Video shows a rare tornado touched down near Vina, California Sunday, but it couldn't be rated on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

Also, the first meteor shower in more than three months is about to peak, and viewing conditions are nearly ideal this year due to the moon.
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A surge of early-season heat will build across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic this week, with some areas nearing record highs, while storms and wildfire risks complicate the forecast. Rounds of thunderstorms will bring a multi-day risk of heavy rain and severe weather to the central US, with Tuesday bringing the highest threat for damaging storms. Storms moving into the West through the early week will bring beneficial rain and mountain snow, causing difficult travel in the passes.
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A "Super El Niño” is defined when temperature anomalies exceed 2.0 degrees Celsius, a rare threshold that has only been reached a handful of times since 1950.
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The four-day Masters Tournament at Augusta National is expected to stay warm and rain-free, on track to become the first totally dry tournament at the club since 2011.

In the Plains and Great Lakes regions, rounds of thunderstorms will bring repeated downpours and localized severe weather, raising the risk of flooding and damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes into next week.
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